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Will the Real Fake Pinot Noir Please Stand Up?

Will the Real Fake Pinot Noir Please Stand Up?

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Fredric Koeppel
Jan 26, 2012
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The "pinotgate" scandal is old news, but the settlement in the class-action suit occurred a few days ago.

Wine industry giants E&J Gallo and Constellation Brands agreed to a $2.1 million payout to consumers who purchased bottles of their inexpensive California wines filled with merlot and syrah passed off as pinot noir by a wily French entrepreneur. Tha…

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